Footnotes

Provenance
Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection of the Schoeni Family

Exhibited
Bonn, Germany, Kunstmuseum Bonn (Bonn Museum of Modern Art), China!, 1996
Berlin, Germany, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, China!, 1996
Vienna, Austria, Vienna Künstlerhaus, China!, 1997

張弓
永不生鏽的湯姆
油彩 畫布
1995年作

簽名︰1995 張弓（右下）；張弓《永不生锈的汤姆》1995 210 x 180 cm（背面）

拍品收益將撥捐香港癌症基金會

來源
香港少勵畫廊（得自藝術家本人）
少勵家族收藏

展覽
「中國！」，波恩現代美術館，波恩，德國，1996年
「中國！」，世界文化宮，柏林，德國，1996年
「中國！」，藝術家之家，維也納，奧地利，1997年

Zhang Gong's early works are surrealistic in style and teeming with absurdist humour. Hidden behind the vivid palette and symbolisms is his desire to communicate to viewers his personal sentiments and concerns for the societal transformations in China. Executed in 1995, the composition of Never Rusty Tom is divided into two sections. On the right side, Tom dons a military hat and reads. The lamp shines a light on Tom's face and the book. It both illuminates and metaphorically inspires the protagonist. On the left side, three space-cupids are pulling back their bows. Who in the crowd will be hit by love's arrow? Who will be Tom's companion on his timeless journey into the fantasy world?

張弓早期作品帶有超現實、荒誕幽默的風格。然而，隱藏在鮮明色調與畫面符號之下，是他渴望透過繪畫與觀眾對話，表達對中國社會轉型的關注及個人情感。創作於1995年的《永不生銹的湯姆》畫面一分為二，右邊戴著軍帽的湯姆正聚精會神地閱讀，頭上檯燈的光束落在湯姆的臉與書本上，暨是照明又像是靈光乍現，將思緒拉入畫面左方場景，手持弓箭的太空邱比特，象徵愛情的金箭會射中茫茫人海中的誰，誰會與湯姆一起進入永恆不朽的奇幻世界。 Provenance
Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection of the Schoeni Family

Exhibited
Bonn, Germany, Kunstmuseum Bonn (Bonn Museum of Modern Art), China!, 1996
Berlin, Germany, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, China!, 1996
Vienna, Austria, Vienna Künstlerhaus, China!, 1997

張弓
永不生鏽的湯姆
油彩 畫布
1995年作

簽名︰1995 張弓（右下）；張弓《永不生锈的汤姆》1995 210 x 180 cm（背面）

拍品收益將撥捐香港癌症基金會

來源
香港少勵畫廊（得自藝術家本人）
少勵家族收藏

展覽
「中國！」，波恩現代美術館，波恩，德國，1996年
「中國！」，世界文化宮，柏林，德國，1996年
「中國！」，藝術家之家，維也納，奧地利，1997年

Zhang Gong's early works are surrealistic in style and teeming with absurdist humour. Hidden behind the vivid palette and symbolisms is his desire to communicate to viewers his personal sentiments and concerns for the societal transformations in China. Executed in 1995, the composition of Never Rusty Tom is divided into two sections. On the right side, Tom dons a military hat and reads. The lamp shines a light on Tom's face and the book. It both illuminates and metaphorically inspires the protagonist. On the left side, three space-cupids are pulling back their bows. Who in the crowd will be hit by love's arrow? Who will be Tom's companion on his timeless journey into the fantasy world?

張弓早期作品帶有超現實、荒誕幽默的風格。然而，隱藏在鮮明色調與畫面符號之下，是他渴望透過繪畫與觀眾對話，表達對中國社會轉型的關注及個人情感。創作於1995年的《永不生銹的湯姆》畫面一分為二，右邊戴著軍帽的湯姆正聚精會神地閱讀，頭上檯燈的光束落在湯姆的臉與書本上，暨是照明又像是靈光乍現，將思緒拉入畫面左方場景，手持弓箭的太空邱比特，象徵愛情的金箭會射中茫茫人海中的誰，誰會與湯姆一起進入永恆不朽的奇幻世界。